Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Peanut BUT-FOR CAUSATION Bars

These are healthy (woot woot!) and delicious. Plus, SUPER easy to make! Life is good with these babies around :)

What you need:
- 1.5 cups quick cooking oats
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate, but you can use any kind)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk (I used almond milk, but any kind will work)
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup peanut butter (I used chunky to get an extra crunch)
- 1 mashed banana or a 1/3 cup of apple sauce
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon

How you make it:

Mix all of the ingredients together, pour the mixture into a lightly greased 8x8 inch baking pan or a 9inch pie tin and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes! Presto! Healthy dessert, snack, or breakfast! Also, next time I make this, I'm going to substitute the chocolate chips for dried cranberries or fresh apples chunks! nom nom nom !!!

Valentine's Day Sweets Overload: Chocolate Chip Cupcakes, Dipped Pretzels, Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies, M&M Brown Sugar Brownies

It's Valentine's Day! It's a ridiculous holiday but we all LOVE it anyways! Here are some tasty treats that I'll be passing out all day, so look out for me in the law school and grab a sample!


Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Pink Vanilla Frosting

What you'll need:


Cupcakes
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups Cocoa
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup chocolate chips

Frosting
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 5 tbsp flour

How you make it:

Cupcakes
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with cupcake wrappers.

In a mixer, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat in the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Then slowly add in the boiling water. The batter will be very thin. Let the batter cool a little and then add in the chocolate chips. Fill the cupcake tin 2/3 full and bake for 20-25 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting!

Frosting
In a small saucepan, whisk the flour into the milk and heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens. You want it to be very thick. Remove the mixture from the heat and let it cool to room temperature. IT MUST COMPLETELY COOL BEFORE YOU CONTINUE!!

Once cool, stir in the vanilla. In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Then add in the cooled milk/flour/vanilla mixture and beat until it combines completely. It should look like whipped cream cheese.  THEN FROST AWAY!!!



Dipped Pretzels

What you'll need:
- pretzels
- chocolate chips
- white chocolate chips

How you make it:

Melt the chocolate in the microwave. I suggest setting it on HI for 15 seconds, stirring the chips, an then microwaving again until fully melted. Do this for each chocolate color separately. Then dip the pretzels in the chocolate and place on waxed paper to cool. Sprinkle with sprinkles while the chocolate is still wet.



M&M Brown Sugar Brownies

What you'll need:

- 2 cups flour

- 1 tsp baking powder

- 1/4 tsp baking soda

- 1 tsp salt

- 2/3 cups butter

- 2 eggs

- 2 cups packed brown sugar

- 1 cup M&Ms (or chocolate chips)

How you make it:

Start by preheating you over to 350 degrees. Melt the butter and then mix it with the brown sugar. Let it cool slightly and then add in the egg and vanilla. Mix well. Then add the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. When this is all integrated, slowly add in the flour. Make sure the batter is fully mixed and then spread the mixture into a 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle the M&M over the top of it and back for 20-25 mins. The batter will set and turn golden. Let it cook completely before cutting. Enjoy!

Red Velvet and White Chocolate Chip Cookies

What you'll need:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp red food coloring
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup white chocolate chips


How you make it:

Start by preheating you oven to 350 degrees. Cream together the butter and sugar. Then add in the egg and beat well. Next, beat in the vanilla and food coloring. Add in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix everything together well and then add in the white chocolate chips. Scoop the dough onto a lined cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Then enjoy!

Sugar Cookie Campaign--VOTE SCOTT HARDY!

Sugar cookies are absolutely delicious and these are extra special in honor of SBA Elections and Valentine's Day!!! Make sure to find Scott Hardy in the law school lounge on Monday and sample one of these sweet treats!

Scott is running for 2L SBA Rep. Check out his platform at: SCOTT HARDY WANTS YOUR VOTE!!!

What you'll need:
- 2.5 cups flour
-1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- few drops of red food coloring
- 1 cup chocolate chips

How you make it:

Beat the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the egg and beat until fluffy. Then beat in the vanilla and food coloring. Next, slowly add in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until fully incorporated. Shape into a dish and refrigerate, wrapped, for at least 1 hour.

After the dough has chilled, roll out the dough on a flat, floured surface. Use cookie cutters to make your desired design! Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

After the cookies have cooled completely, melt the chocolate (I microwaved it). Then dip the cookies into the chocolate and place them on waxed paper to harden. Then EAT & VOTE!!!

This is Scott, he wants to represent you! 

HELP HIM, HELP YOU!!!!

Gimme S'MORE Pleaseeeeee!!!

These. Are. SO GOOD!! They take a little more work than I'm used to, but they are definitely worth it. Try it out, you won't regret it!

NOTE: This makes a fairly large amount of bars, so feel free to cut the recipe in half, but make sure to use a smaller baking dish if you do! I would recommend an 8x8.

What you'll need:
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- two 12oz bag of chocolate chips (You can use any type of chocolate, but I suggest dark because otherwise the bars are VERY sweet)
- two 7oz jars marshmallow fluff (not melted marshmallows)


How you make it:

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with foil.

In a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.

In a different bowl, mix together the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Then add it to the butter mixture at a low speed until combined.

Divide the dough in half. The dough will be sticky and soft.

Press half of dough into an even layer on the bottom of the foil lined pan. Then spread both jars of marshmallow fluff over the graham cracker layer.

NOW THE TRICKY PART!

Carefully remove the entire thing (using the foil to pull it out of the pan).

Reline the pan with foil. Spread the remaining graham cracker mixture into the bottom of the pan. Next, cover this graham cracker layer with both bags of chocolate chips.

Now flip the fluff/graham cracker portion onto the chocolate/graham cracker portion, fluff side down, so that fluff and chocolate meet. Peel the foil off the top and spread the dough where it is uneven.

Bake for 30-35 minutes, until lightly browned.

***Make sure to cool completely before cutting into bars, otherwise they are a marshmallowy mess!!!****